Tag: Arts and Culture
Controversy erupts from hasty and misguided response
Let’s strive to appreciate art within its intended context and approach such expressions with a spirit of understanding and respect
Chinese comedy group punishment sends chills through arts sphere
Leader Mao Zedong once said there was "no such thing as... art that is detached from or independent of politics".
Chinese officials pull plug on Zen music concert by Japanese monk
The cancelation comes after Beijing police announced a criminal investigation into stand-up comedian Li Haoshi
Kabuki kids: the children of Japan’s traditional theater
Kabuki dates back to the 17th century, when a series of civil wars ended in Japan and a merchant class emerged
Bishops in India’s Kerala state call for ban of play for...
The play portrays what are supposed to be the challenges faced by a woman who entered the convent despite her communist father’s opposition
‘Larger than life’: Indian film-maker Rajamouli shoots for Oscar fame
Rajamouli's films have been compared to Marvel superhero movies and he said it would "be an honor" to be asked to do one
Hijabi ‘indie mothers’ embraced by young Indonesian music fans
Riding the wave of Indonesia's increasingly vibrant music scene, the band's droll lyrics have gained them a certain notoriety
Photos: The ‘giants’ of the Philippines
The "Higantes" Festival is held annually in Angono town in the Philippines, where hundreds of giant papier-mâché puppets are paraded
Theater project aims to ease isolation of Japan’s social recluses
Through an experimental theater project, artists are hoping to offer hikikomori a chance to express themselves and regain self-confidence
Well-known Tibetan painter of religious art dies at 82
Tibetan artists like Tenpa Rabten were forbidden to produce traditional religious art
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